NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio:
Philip Jamoulis Jameson (1930-2022) was a large format black and white photographer who specialized in natural landscapes and the built environment. He worked in Italy, Greece, Switzerland, the American West and New England. In his later years he enjoyed working primarily in his beloved city of Providence. His choice of subject often accommodated his desire to depict extremely fine detail in order to capture an essence of texture and tactility that seems at times to go beyond ones recollection of nature. Effects of natural light play central role in the unfolding drama, and no parcel of the print, however subordinate is allowed the luxury of devaluation: information is available in the darkest darks and often in the whitest whites as well. His works are in the permanent collections of many museums throughout the United States.
Original NetWorks Catalogue Bio:
The son of Greek immigrants, Philip Jamoulis Jameson was born in 1930, in Fall River, Massachusetts, and his parents stressed the importance of education early on. Jameson’s first passion was medicine. He became a radiologist, pioneering in radiotherapy in Fall River. His second passion was photography: he sees a relation between the interpretation of minute details in both his radiology and photography. Jameson attended workshops with Fred Picker in Vermont and in the Southwest, the latter area becoming a favorite subject for his large-scale landscape photographs. His work has been exhibited nationally and is included in the collections of many institutions.
Source: NetWorks 2011 – 2012 Catalogue
Crane Museo Silver Rag Fine Art Photo Surface Paper, K3 opaque inks with photo black, 44 x 55 in.
Credits:
Video: Richard Goulis
Yosemite Footage: Philip Jamoulis Jameson, M.D.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art Footage: Scott McClaine
Music: Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, OP16, Greek Ballads, Parios, Wolverine Big Band, Let’s Dance, String of Pearls, Night Train ©1989
Fred Picker Photograph: Andy Simonds
Special Thanks: Karen Sinsheimer (Curator, SBMA) and The Jameson Family
Producer: Joseph A. Chazan, M.D.
Additional Resources:
- Biography and work on the Providence Art Club website
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